Day 118 15 Aug 2013 New Zealand- Not Sometimes a missed opportunity may be a blessing. Ab and I travelled in a Mercedes Vito double cab van with just enough room to stretch in the back and enough room not to be too squeezy. The ever present possibility of snoring sounds was not applicable due to the use of ear plugs, so we managed to have some decent night's sleep. To local caravan park in Ypres had an electronic reception which refused payment so we were un...

Day 112 9 Aug 2013 Brielle I am staying in Brielle with one of my best friends Ab Touw and his wife Ineke . Ab is another friend for life and I could write 3 pages about him and me but I won't at this stage . Perhaps I come back on this later as this deserves a separate chapter. You will meet him soon as tomorrow we leave for France and spent 6 days travelling Belgium and Northern France (Normandy) together, mainly to visit another one of my friends Jerome who...